| 单词 | tether |
| 释义 | tether (once / 2239 pages) nv Both a verb and a noun, tether keeps things tied together, or is the tie itself. Remember, when you tether that chair to those balloons, use a strong tether. You don't want to drop from the sky because you tied them together using a cheap piece of rope. Think of the childhood game tether-ball. The ball is tethered to a pole by a tether. Tether usually refers to a rope or a chain, but it can also refer to an invisible bond or link. For example, the Internet can serve as a tether that links you to your pen pal in Germany. The love between a mother and her child keeps them tethered to each other for a lifetime. And whenever astronauts go for jaunts outside the space station, they tether themselves to the station using wires and a hook. WORD FAMILYtether: tethered, tethering, tethers+/tethered: untethered USAGE EXAMPLESThe solo project of the recent Wesleyan graduate Faith Harding, Novelty Daughter is tethered to both enduring jazz-soul influences and wholly modern modes of production. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) The process is lifesaving, but also onerous, often requiring that patients be tethered to a machine for hours at a time, three times a week. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) No more being tethered to your phone like a marionette. Wall Street Journal(Dec 21, 2016) 1n restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal Syn|Hyper lead, leash constraint, restraint a device that retards something's motion 2v tie with a tether tether horses Hyper attach cause to be attached |
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